Squamous cell carcinoma originating from a cutaneous scar in a llama

A nonhealing wound associated with a laceration in a 12-year-old llama was evaluated. Initial attempts at closure were unsuccessful and biopsy revealed scar tissue. Subsequent biopsies, 18 mo later, revealed squamous cell carcinoma with regional metastasis. This report describes squamous cell carcin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian veterinary journal 1997-10, Vol.38 (10), p.643-644
Hauptverfasser:	Rogers, K, Barrington, G.M, Parish, S.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biopsy - methods Biopsy - veterinary Camelids, New World carcinoma Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - etiology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - veterinary case studies Cicatrix - complications Cicatrix - pathology Cicatrix - veterinary Female healing llamas metastasis nonhealing wounds scars skin Skin - pathology Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis Skin Neoplasms - etiology Skin Neoplasms - veterinary Wound Healing - physiology wounds and injuries Wounds and Injuries - complications Wounds and Injuries - pathology Wounds and Injuries - veterinary
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Zusammenfassung:	A nonhealing wound associated with a laceration in a 12-year-old llama was evaluated. Initial attempts at closure were unsuccessful and biopsy revealed scar tissue. Subsequent biopsies, 18 mo later, revealed squamous cell carcinoma with regional metastasis. This report describes squamous cell carcinoma, secondary to a traumatic wound in a llama.
ISSN:	0008-5286